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H.R. 3026 116th Congress House

The College Data Access Act

Official title: To require that a College Scorecard be maintained for each institution of higher education that participates in programs under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 24, 2019 Introduced by: Lori Trahan Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Education Academic performance and assessmentsConsumer affairsGovernment information and archivesHigher educationStudent aid and college costs
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
May 24, 2019
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 Latest action May 24, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

The College Data Access Act

This bill requires the Department of Education to maintain and annually update its online tool allowing users to compare institutions of higher education (i.e., College Scorecard).

It also requires an institution of higher education to prominently display, on the institution's website, the most recent version of the institution's College Scorecard.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 7
D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · Jul 24, 2019
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jul 2, 2019
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Jun 24, 2019
 D
Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jun 18, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· Jun 18, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 18, 2019
 D
Gomez, Jimmy
California · Jun 6, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· Jun 6, 2019
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Jun 6, 2019
 D
Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Jun 3, 2019
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Jun 3, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3026: The College Data Access Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3026/
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"H.R. 3026: The College Data Access Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3026/.
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H.R. 3026, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-3026/.
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